23 March 2026

Why some of the biggest tech investors are moving away from the Mag 7

The Magnificent Seven, a collection of the biggest US technology firms, have been a key feature of global equity funds for the better part of the decade. This is in part because their market dominance demanded a place, and high returns made it hard to argue against holding them.

Made up of Meta, Alphabet, Amazon and Apple joined by Microsoft...

20 March 2026

The funds that could help you avoid sleepless nights

There’s plenty of news to keep investors' brains buzzing right now. The ongoing message from an investment perspective is to ignore the noise and not panic. But there are some funds designed to provide exactly the sort of reassurance and wealth preservation some people will be looking for, not just during a crisis, but against any market backdrop.

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20 March 2026

Why investment trusts are buying themselves more than ever

Share buybacks are a commonplace market phenomenon, but it’s a tool that’s used for widely different reasons.

The practice involves a listed firm buying back its own stock so that the total amount of its shares in issue is reduced. The overall aim is to enhance the value of the remaining shares and for standard public trading companies, this is...

19 March 2026

How top fund managers are responding to renewed inflation risks

The rise in oil and gas prices has sparked fears of a 2022-style inflation crisis reemerging, with energy costs set to rise as the war in Iran continues.

A repeat of this could be painful for investors because 2022 saw both equities and bonds experience negative returns for the first time since 1977. This meant even portfolios which were...

17 March 2026

Why active versus passive investing isn’t so black and white anymore

Equal weighed exchange-traded funds (ETFs for short) have emerged as one of the more popular investment trends in recent months as investors seek new ways to diversify their exposure to major equity markets.

These products are distinct from a ‘typical’ ETF, because rather than the largest companies by market value having the biggest influence on...

16 March 2026

How I invest: From trying to cover train fares to being a student of Buffett

“Do your reading.” That’s the first step for anyone wanting to take the plunge into the stock market, according to 56-year-old Simone.

For her, what this looked like was six months spent properly getting to grips with the basics before she made her first investment; learning the difference between shares and funds, then passive and actively...

5 March 2026

Why size isn't everything as number of FTSE 100 investment trusts hits record high

The FTSE 100 welcomed another investment trust to its ranks this month, with a record seven now members of the UK’s blue-chip index.

Tritax Big Box REIT was promoted from the FTSE 250 after a rally in its share price and M&A activity saw it become a £4 billion plus trust.

It joins 3i Group, Scottish Mortgage, Pershing Square Holdings, F&C, Alliance...

2 March 2026

The defence sector is booming. Can investors still jump in?

The defence sector has been booming the past 18 months, driven by a peak in geopolitical conflicts and governments dedicating higher budgets to military and cyber security resources.

Global military expenditure hit £2.7 trillion in 2024, the highest level on record, according to data from HanETF. Investors who took up holdings in defence off the...

27 February 2026

Europe is back in demand – meet the funds out in front

Europe has captured investors’ attention over the past year, thanks to a strong equity market and people looking for an alternative to sky-high valuations in the long-favoured US tech space.

Since January 2025, European markets in general have delivered better returns than those in the US. Comparing the Stoxx Europe 600 – the broad measure of the...